NEW YORK, Feb. 20 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * 2026 PEN/Robert J.Dau Prize Winners Explore the Breadth of Human Experience * Twelve debut writers chosen for originality, craft, and pushing literary boundaries were announced today as 2026 winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Their exceptional storie  more

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news: * * * BGSU trustees celebrate continued momentum with current and prospective students, approve new and reimagined degrees to support career and workforce success during February meeting Board also takes action to keep a BGSU education accessible * With continued momentum across the learning community, the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees is ensuring a Bowling Green education remains re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Ax:son Johnson fellow Kseniya Sotnikova: * * * Making Ukraine Ready for Renewal As Ukrainians suffer their toughest winter since the full-scale invasion, it's hope for the future that keeps them going. And they need to make detailed plans for it. * In our freezing apartments, we know we are weeks away from spring. It's a season that symbolizes hope and renewal, as well as the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by Ax:son Johnson fellow Uliana Movchan: * * * Ukraine Needs Stronger Institutions Right Now The country's democratic institutions have shown amazing resilience under pressure of war, but need immediate reform to support peacetime rebuilding and political debate. * Core state functions have continued since the full-scale invasion despite infrastructure damage, personnel shortages  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by Armando Chaguaceda and Cesar E. Santos, researchers at Government and Political Analysis AC. Chaguaceda is also Karl Loewenstein fellow and visiting professor of political science at Amherst College. * * * Cuba's Woes Threaten the Kremlin's Authoritarian International The Kremlin and its allies in Havana are united by a desire to undermine democratic systems. That relationship  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models * By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they're far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, biases, and moods. However, it's not obvious exactly how these m  more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, Feb. 21 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news: * * * February 2026 - Myeloma News from the Journals At the end of every month, the International Myeloma Foundation Newsroom will feature a wrap-up of some of the most fascinating studies about multiple myeloma from medical journals. Here is the February 2026 edition. The IMF team of medical editors has provided overviews of key studies. Yet, we encourage you to visit the actual articles   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * First AHA/ACC acute pulmonary embolism guideline: prompt diagnosis and treatment are key * Guideline Highlights: * The first clinical practice guideline on acute pulmonary embolism (PE) from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology introduces a new Acute Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Category system to define the severity of an acute pulmonary   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Illegal Tariffs Must Be Refunded-- And Fast -- Cantwell Tells Bessent in Letter * Illegal Tariffs Must Be Refunded-And Fast -Cantwell Tells Bessent in Letter  "Given this Administration has illegally collected hundreds of billions of dollars from American businesses, that now must be refunded, I am requesting detailed information about how the Administration plans to fairly and expeditiously   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * New Research: How Wildfires Can Be Leveraged to Increase Forest Resilience New research from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and the USDA Forest Service (USFS), published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management, details how wildfires could be leveraged to increase forest resilience to future high-severity fires across the Western United States. Wildf  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 20 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Passion, Persistence & Opportunity at UCF Lead to Grad's Space Career * Highlights * Before arriving at UCF, aerospace engineering alum Jillian Gloria '22 was once told she'd never graduate with an engineering degree and reach her goal of working in the space industry. * Thanks to the DirectConnect to UCF program and hands-on research opportunities with real-world implications, Gloria carved  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 20 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Scientists reveal the best and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica * A new analysis of decades of research on the Antarctic Peninsula, involving experts from Northumbria University, concludes that the next ten years of climate action will decide Antarctica's future for centuries to come. Pale expanses of ice keep water locked up and reflect heat from the planet in Antarctica -  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Study Led by Defenders of Wildlife Scientist Shows Noise Pollution Impacts on Migratory Birds * New research led by the University of Michigan is painting a more comprehensive picture of how noise pollution is impacting birds around the world. "The major takeaway from this study is that anthropogenic noise affects many aspects of bird behavior, with some responses more directly  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Holly B. Lane, a professor of education at the University of Florida and the director of its Literacy Institute, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "The Science of Reading": * * * Thank you to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member DeLauro for the opportunity to speak before this Subcommittee. My name is Holly Lane, and I am a pr  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Study: How Communities Shape Burn Survivors' Return to Society By: Jessica Good In a study published in the journal Burns, researchers in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences combined geospatial mapping data with patient information from the Burn Model System (BMS) National Database. "When people experience severe burn injuries and reenter the community, they experi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Centering children's voices in health research By Deb Parker Across much of modern health research, children are measured -- but not always heard. For much of the past half-century, health research has prioritized the quantitative - numbers, test results, trial outcomes, statistical significance - driving remarkable advances in medicine. Yet in a new analysis, researchers argue quantitative m  more